Sanitary holder for small articles



' April 11, 1945. L, 'A CA SNAT. 2,373,651

SANITARY HOLDER FOR SMALL ARTICLES Filed Oct. 5, 1944 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 INVENTOR. 010 A. Cazs'xzada ATwR/VEY A ril 17, .1945. A. CASNATI 3, v

SANITARY HOLDER FOR SMALL ARTICLES Filed Oct. 5, 1944 Q 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Zola Gav/102.2

Patented Apr. 17, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SANITARY HOLDER FOR SMALL ARTICLES Lola A. Oasnati New York, N. Y. Refiled for abandoned application Serial No.

442,718, May 12, her 5, 1944,

1942. This application Octo- Serial No. 557,316

. 7 Claims. 01. 29i-25) This invention relates to new and useful im-' provements for sanitary holders for picking up small articles, particularly absorbent cotton, candies, etc.

This. is a refile of my abandoned. application r filed on-Mlay 12, 1942, Serial Number 442,718.

More specifically, the invention contemplates characterizing the sanitary holder by a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an. upwardly directed central collapsible apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apeX pocket portions towards each other by collapsing said cen tral apex portion. It is proposed that artificial gripping fingers be mounted on the folded sheet and project from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions. Thus when they are pressed together they may grip, hold and pick up various articles desired. The advantage of this arrangement resides in the fact that direct conv tact between the fingers and the article is avoided and therefore the fingers are shielded from the chemicals in the articles and vice versa.

The invention contemplates numerous modified constructions which embody the dominant features thereof, distinguishing merely in the desig and construction of the folded sheet and the gripping fingers.

Still further it is proposed that the artificial gripping fingers be in the nature of sticks, prongs or similar elements or parts. i For further comprehension of this invention, and of the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, and to the appended claims in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawings formingzimaterial part of this disclosure:

Flg. l is a perspective View of a sanitary holder constructed in accordance with this in vention.

Fig. 2- is a plan view of .Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is an elevational view of Fig. l.

Fig. 4 is a blank which is used to constructthe sheet of folded material used in the sanitary holder, this blank being illustrated with dot and dash lines which represent lines along which the blank is to be folded. I

Fig. 5 is a view of the blank shown in Fig. 4 with the four corners folded upon the central portion of the blank.

Fig. 6 is a bottom View of the blank shown in Fig. 5 but in a further folded position.

Figs. 1-8, includesa sheet of folded Fig. 7 is a bottom viewof the blank shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a view similarto Fig. 7 but illustrated with the artificial gripping fingers mounted in position thereon.

Fig. 9 is a plan view of a sanitary holder constructed in accordance with another form of this invention.

Fig. 10 is a developed view of the blank used in constructing the sanitary holder of Fig. 9, this blank being illustrated provided with the artificial gripping fingers mounted in position thereon and dot and dash lines to direct its folding.

Fig. 11 is a plan view of the blankshown in Fig. 10 in a partially folded position. I

Fig. 12 is a bottom view of the blank shown in Fig. 11 in a further folded position.

Fig. 13 is. an ,elevational view of the sanitary holder shown in Fig. 9.

Fig. 14 is a developed view of a blank for constructing a sanitary holder in accordance with another form or this invention, this blank being illustrated provided with. artificial gripping fingers, and with dot and dash lines directing the folding thereof.

' Fig. 15 is a fragmentary enlarged sectional View taken on the line 15-45 of Fig. 14.

Fig. 16 is a bottom view of the blank shown in Fig. 14.

Fig. 17 is a'view similar to Fig. 16 but showing the blank in a further folded position.

, Fig. 18 is a view similar to Fig. 17 but showing the blank in a still further folded position.

Fig. 19 1s an elevational view of a sanitary holder formed from theaparts shown in Fig. 18.

The sanitary holder for picking up articles, according to the'form of the invention shown in paper 20 or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion 2| which is collapsible and expandable due to its inherent resiliency, and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions 2 2 into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions 22 towards each other. When the pocket portions 22 are released, the central apex portion 2| will expand back to its initial position due to the resiliency of the folds of the paper from which it is being shown on the blank I The folded sheet 20 may be made of paper or any other suitable moisture proof and acid proof noted that the four corners were bent upon thetop of the central portion of the sheet. From this condition of the sheet, the newcorners 30, (332 and 33 are bent beneath along the lines ej, fg, gh and he, respectively. The folded blank now appears as illustrated in Fig. 6. Thea'blank is thenm turned up side down so that the bG'tfiOIIIISidG is:

now at the top and appears as illustrated in Fig. 7. The artificial gripping fingers 23 are now mounted diagonally on the folded blank shown in Fig. '7. This isaccomplished with the-use of small strips of tape 34. The gripping fingers 23 are in the nature of small strips of wood, composition material or other relatively stiff material which have their projecting ends pointed. The tape 34 is mounted over these strips 23' so that their edge portions are adhesively attached along the adjacent portions of the folded sheet.

Thefoldedsheet in the condition shown in Fig. 8 is now turned bottomside' up and thefour inner corners indicated in Fig. 6 by thev reference numerals 35, 36,31 and 3B are opened and the. central-portion of the sheet is forced upwards and bent along the diagonal lines 39-and 4W producing the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3, which isresi-lient and may be forced closed and whenreleased will expand. Or the fingers of'a user when engaged in the apex pockets 22=may expand it; The: ornament 24 in the nature of a carpet tackis. then mounted through the top of the centralapex portion 2 I of the sanitary holder: Of course, the article may be used: without-thisornament 24.

In Figs. 9-13 inclusive,:a modified form of sani tary holder has-beendisclosed which distinguishes from-the prior form'merely in the way that the artificial fingers 23 are mounted'on the sheet portion thereof- These fingers 23. are: mounted diagonally radiating'from the' center thereof and held inposition with tape materialifl. .Thistape material 4| 'may comprise one piece of tape ma terial cut in the shape Man X or several pieces assuming this formatiom. The tape' material 4| engages over the gripping fingers 23 so that edge portions thereof contact the material of theblank 25 to hold thegripping fingers 23 in: position. It should be noted that the pointed outer ends of the gripping. fingers 23 project slightly from the tape- 4land are located at a. certain location.

This location is one in. which theywill project i from the bottom portions. of the side apex pocket portions of-the sanitary holder whenit-is formed. The blank 25' is bent in a manner substantially identical to the-blank 25. previously described. When completely bent-itwill appear as shown in Fig, 12. It is then turned bottom side up and the final folding operationv gives the appearance shown in Fig. 13. In this condition it is-ready to be used.

In Figs. 14-19 still another formv of the invention is shownwhich is similar to the prior form, distinguishing. merely in the way in which the artificial. gripping fingers 23 are mountedon the blank 25; In this form of'the invention the gripping fingers 23 are mounted on-the:diagonal.- At

their inner endsthey are held by a piece of tape ends of the gripping fingers 23 are engaged through eyelets 46 mounted upon the top and bottom faces of the blank 25 at the points illustrated particularly in Figs. 14 and 16/ With this arrangement the pointed ends of the gripping fingers will 'projectifrom one side of the blank 25, as clearly shown in Fig. 16.- The blank is then folded in a manner identical to that previously described with reference to the blanks of the prior forms of the invention. In the final state of folding the blank will look as disclosed in Fig. 18 from which it is opened to the condition shown in Fig. 19.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiments of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise constructions herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming. within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention; what I claim as new, and desire to secureby United States Letters Patent is:

1. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprisinga sheet of folded papenor the like material having. an upwardly directed central apex portion and a pluralityof downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may. engage 'ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions towards each other, and artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sh'eetand projecting from the bottom portions of saiduside apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers being in the nature of sticks.

2. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions towards each other, and artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet and projecting fromthe bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers being in the nature of sticks, having pointed outer ends.

3. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material havingan upwardly directed central apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directedside apex pocket portionsinto which one may. engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex: pocket portions towards each other, and artificia'l'gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet and projecting from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers being in'the nature of sticks, attached to said sheet with tape material.

4. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions towards each other, and artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet. and projecting from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers being in the nature of sticks, attached to said sheet-with tape material, extended along its sides.

5. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion and-a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressin the side apex'pocket portions towards each other, and artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet and projecting from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers being in the nature'of sticks, attached to said sheet with tape material, disposed at its ends.

6. A sanitary holder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions towards each other, and

artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet and projecting from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers having their outer ends extended through portions of said folded sheet.

'7. A sanitarylholder for picking up articles, comprising a sheet of folded paper or the like material having an upwardly directed central apex portion and a plurality of downwardly directed side apex pocket portions into which one may engage ones fingers for pressing the side apex pocket portions towards each other, and artificial gripping fingers mounted on said folded sheet and projecting from the bottom portions of said side apex pocket portions, said gripping fingers having their outer ends extended through portions of said folded sheet, said folded sheet at these portions bein'g reinforced with eyelets.

LOLA A. CASNATI. 

